Reoccupation of the Saarland

The Reoccupation of the Saarland occurred from 13 January to 1 March 1935 when Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht entered the Saarland district on the border with France and reoccupied the region. The region had been occupied by France under a League of Nations mandate after World War I, and it was the first of many German territorial expansions that occurred from 1933 to 1939 during the Interwar Years. On 13 January 1935, 90% of the Saarlander people voted for reunification with Germany, with a mere .5% voting for union with the occupying forces of France, and the Nazi Party gained popularity due to acting on its beliefs in German nationalism.